DIY 2016 Memories Jar

Happy 2016! Every year is jam-packed with trends, memories, and little things that made you laugh, but sometimes you just don't remember them at the end of the year because 365 days to remember can be a lot. So, combining the ideas on Pinterest and those put out by YouTubers, I came up with this cute and simple solution. This is really easy and I think you'll like it a lot and want to try it for yourself~

Step 1: Gather your supplies. For this craft, you will need...

-A mason jar, or any other kind of jar, preferably big.
-Some cute construction papers and/or card stock in pretty colors that you'd like to look at every day. 
-A pen; use gel pens to make it really fun!
*Optional: some washi tape, to decorate the jar, because why not? You could also use other tapes and cute stickers, plus you could cut pictures out of magazines and mod podge them on there. The possibilities are endless!

Step 2: Cut up your papers into little strips, about half an inch by three inches, or whatever you prefer (I just thought these would be good sizes for a sentence or two). 

Step 3: Now, if you have the washi tape/tape/stickers/pictures then you can stick those on there right about now. Make it your own, and make it pretty- you'll be looking at this every day! Maybe print out some inspirational quotes from Pinterest then you'll love seeing it when you wake up. 

Now you're done! You could even add a separate jar for the papers, if you'd like. Just keep a pen nearby and every time something happens that you want to remember at the end of the year, like something you laughed at so hard you snorted, or maybe a vacation you took (I can never remember where I went that year!), or something you learned. Plus, you could add little trinkets and items that have meaning (e.g. a bracelet you got in Mexico, or the horn from your NYE party, or a bottle cap from your favorite drink- in my sister's case, she brought home the lid from a cup of ice cream we got in Santa Clara before going to a concert, it said CHERRY GARCIA!).

So these jars are actually really cute and helpful. But I have a challenge for you- can you put a paper in there for every single day of the year? Even if you didn't even do anything that day, just write something- like, "I ate toast". See if you can do it as many days as possible!

xx Savannah